Crosse v. Supreme Lodge Knights & Ladies of Honor
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Branch “C” Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Calvin De-WolE, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
The Appellate Court for the First District affirmed a judgment for $1000 recovered by the appellee in the county court of Cook county against appellant, a fraternal beneficiary society, upon a benefit certificate issued by it to Mary Ellen Crosse, the wife of appellee, payable to him upon her death while a member of the society in good standing, and granted a certificate of importance and an appeal to this court.
The declaration contained one count, and set out the certificate and alleged the death of Mary Ellen Crosse while a member of the society in good standing. The defendant pleaded the…
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